Office of the New York State Comptroller
110 State Street, Albany, NY
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 Approximately 2,000 employees from the Office of the New York State
Comptroller and the Department of Taxation and Finance recently moved
into their new $84 million, 15-story headquarters at 110 State Street in
Albany, New York. This attractive 450,000-square-foot office building is
the final piece of the Albany Plan that brings state workers back to an
urban core that had lost both office and retail businesses in recent
decades. Additionally, it will encourage more businesses to invest in
the downtown area and will provide an increase in commerce for the
current downtown merchants. Included in this project is an attached
concrete parking garage with 350 spaces.
Overall plan dimensions for a typical floor are 104 ft by 304 ft. In the
104-ft direction, there are 3 spans: 34 ft-6 in., 30 ft-6 in., and 34 ft-6 in.
In the other direction, there are 9 spans, 8 of which are 30 ft-0 in. and
1 that is 50 ft-0 in. The 50-ft span is required to span the building over
Howard Street. A 9-in.-thick post-tensioned concrete flat slab is utilized
for the floor system, along with 18-in.-deep perimeter beams. Around the
36-in. by 36-in. columns are 9-ft by 9-ft drop panels. For the 50-ft span,
the drop panels are made continuous to form a slab band.
Resistance to lateral loads is provided by moment frames that include
the flat slab, edge beams, and columns. In accordance with the
governing code, the building is designed for an 80-mph wind.
A 6,000-psi concrete mix was used in the columns up to the 6th floor,
and a 5,000-psi mix was used above this level. To achieve higher early
strength, 6,000-psi concrete was used in the floor slabs. This allowed
a 2 to 3 day construction cycle for typical floors, even during winter
months.
Similar to other projects of this type, overall cost drove the decision for
the material utilized in the framing system.
This new concrete-framed office building—constructed on time and
under the original budget—is a cost-effective investment for both the
city and state and will meet the needs of the workforce for many years
to come.
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Builder/Developer:
BBL Construction Services,
LLC,
Albany, NY
Architect:
HCP Architects,
Albany, NY
Structural Engineer:
Weidlinger Associates, Inc.,
Cambridge, MA
Concrete Subcontractor:
BBL Carlton, LLC,
Charleston, WV
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